The Most Beautiful Piazzas In Rome

Don’t want the usual tourist trip to Rome? See the other side of the Eternal City seeing The Most Beautiful Piazzas In Rome and get to understand the Romans more on the “untouristic” side. Well, read on …

The squares or “piazza” in Italian, have played an important role in the city’s history from time immemorial. The best way to get to know the life and history of the Eternal city is through its beautiful Baroque fountains, ancient churches, imperial ruins, monuments and of course, its beautiful fountains.  

Piazza’s have been and still are meeting and exchange places, squares are great places to just wind up and chill as you admire the beauty that the Eternal city has to offer. Each square has its own story and hidden treasures, each involving a different emotion.

Talk of romance, have a chill at any of the Roman piazza’s and I kid you not, if the romance wasn’t there, it’s gon find its way somehow…certainly, it’s not by default the word: “ROMANTIC” was discovered, I bet my Italian citizenship that it’s coined from Roman’s romantic way of life.

I put together for you a list of the 11 most beautiful squares in Rome and like a mother with kids, it’s not an easy task having to choose a favourite child! There are plenty of squares in the Eternal city! Read on to know the “kid” I picked, but remember, each one is special.

Quick Overview Of The Most Beautiful Piazzas In Rome

NAME	MAIN FEATURES
PIAZZA NAVONA	Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers; Fontana del Moro and Fontana del Nettuno; Borromini’s church of Santa Agnese in Agone.
PIAZZA BARBERINI	Bernini’s Fontana del Tritone and Fontana delle Alpi.
PIAZZA SAN PIETRO	Egyptian Oberlisk; Bernini’s Colonnade; the 140 Saints, St. Peter’s Basilica.
PIAZZA DEL POPOLO	The Egyptian obelisk brought by Rome’s first Emperor, Emperor Augustus.
PIAZZA DI SPAGNA	Spanish Steps and Bernini’s Fontana della Barcaccia.
PIAZZA DI TREVI	Trevi Fountain.
PIAZZA VENEZIA	Altare della Patria; IL Vittoriano.
PIAZZA DELLA ROTONDA	Rome’s famous Pantheon.
PIAZZA SANTA MARIA IN TRASTEVERE	Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
CAMPO DE’ FIORI	One of the most famous markets in Rome; Statue of Giordano Bruno.
PIAZZA DEL CAMPIDOGLIO	One of Michelangelo’s piazzas in Rome; Capitoline Museums.

11. PIAZZA BARBERINI

10. PIAZZA SANTA MARIA IN TRASTEVERE

Santa Maria in Trastevere is a great example of a lively town square. Here you come to have a chat or a drink with friends and it’s a perfect place to enjoy summer evenings. There you also find the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere – a beautiful church with medieval mosaics and frescoes – and, in the centre of the square, one of the oldest fountains in Rome. This fountain has been restored several times and it is supplied by Acqua Paola.

9. PIAZZA CAMPO DE’ FIORI

8. PIAZZA DEL CAMPIDOGLIO

7. PIAZZA DEL POPOLO

6. PIAZZA DELLA ROTONDA

5. PIAZZA VENEZIA

4. PIAZZA DI SPAGNA

3. PIAZZA DI TREVI

2. PIAZZA NAVONA

Piazza Navona is one of the most famous and most visited squares in Rome. Adorned with three fountains, the most important of which is the “four rivers” fountain created by Bernini.

1. PIAZZA SAN PIETRO

And my fav, it’s not Piazza di Spagna, where we find the famous Spanish Steps nor Piazza di Trevi ……. it’s Piazza San Pietro!

All Piazza’s in Rome are breathtaking….. Piazza San Pietro wins my heart with its view of the colonnade of 284 columns, the facade, the 140 statues of Saints and everything is just MAGICAL! …. and the Master architect / Baroque sculptor of all time being Gian Lorenzo Bernini …. yes , Michelangelo designed St. Peter’s Basilica but Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed Piazza San Pietro ( St. Peter’s Square )!

Watch this video below of The Most Beautiful Piazzas In Rome.

Well adios, as I roam in Rome, have a look at my other videos below and hope that when you come to Rome, you fall deeply and madly in love with it as I did!

❤There’s no place like Rome.❤

In conclusion, stay tuned for my second list of Most beautiful fountains in Rome 😉.

Arrivederci and ci sentiamo dopo 😘😘 .

“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.”

– Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer.